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The 30 pages that link to Drought tolerance, each with the reason it gives.

• Plant breedingRelated: Breeding for drought tolerance targets crop performance under water scarcity.

• Dryland farmingRelated: Drought-tolerant crops can produce more reliably when rainfall fails or arrives unevenly.

• Water-use efficiencyRelated: Water-use efficiency can contribute to drought performance but does not measure it alone.

• Crassulacean acid metabolismRelated: Nighttime carbon uptake helps CAM plants reduce daytime water loss.

• CAM photosynthesisRelated: CAM contributes to drought tolerance by shifting gas exchange to cooler nights.

• Deciduous treeCompared with: Some trees withstand drought without shedding all their leaves, using a different strategy.

• QuinoaRelated: Quinoa's drought tolerance helps it produce harvests in dry Andean environments.

• CowpeaRelated: Cowpea’s relative drought tolerance supports production in dry environments.

• MilletRelated: Many millets can produce grain under dry conditions that sharply limit other cereals.

• Salt toleranceCompared with: Drought and salinity both reduce water availability, but salinity also causes ion toxicity.

• Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrubRelated: Plants persist through months of summer dryness using diverse drought-avoidance and tolerance strategies.

• Oryza glaberrimaRelated: African rice is valued for coping with drought and irregular rainfall.

• Pigeon peaRelated: Deep rooting and other traits help pigeon pea withstand dry periods.

• Ulmus pumilaRelated: This trait helps Siberian elm persist in dry continental climates.

• OryzaRelated: Some Oryza relatives offer traits for rice cultivation under water stress.

• Pinus halepensisRelated: Aleppo pine persists through the Mediterranean region’s long summer dry season.

• Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forestsRelated: It lets trees persist through the long rainless periods characteristic of this biome.

• Vachellia tortilisRelated: This capacity lets the tree persist through long dry periods.

• Borassus flabelliferRelated: Its ability to endure dry conditions helps it persist in seasonal climates.

• BrassinosteroidRelated: Brassinosteroids participate in growth and physiological responses during water deficit.

• Finger milletRelated: This trait helps finger millet persist where rainfall is unreliable.

• FonioRelated: Fonio’s adaptation to dry conditions supports cultivation in regions with limited rainfall.

• Pinus ponderosaRelated: Deep roots and drought-adapted foliage help mature trees persist in dry western habitats.

• TumbleweedRelated: Many plants that become tumbleweeds thrive in dry environments where their tissues readily dry out.

• Cupressus sempervirensRelated: Adaptation to dry Mediterranean summers helps the species persist in its native climate.

• Juniperus californicaRelated: This adaptation helps explain the juniper’s persistence in seasonally dry habitats.

• LablabRelated: Lablab is valued in part for performing under dry growing conditions.

• PolylepisRelated: Seasonal water stress is one challenge faced by many Andean Polylepis populations.

• Washingtonia filiferaRelated: Its native desert settings select for survival through seasonal water shortages.

• ZoysiaRelated: Established zoysia turf can survive dry periods by slowing growth and entering dormancy.